1. Birth:                  

Where?                                 

When?                             

Nationality?       

2. Life:            

Parents/Family?                             

Rich/Poor?                    

Occupation?                                                     

Personality?

Where did he live? 

Interest in sea/ships/navy? 

Interesting facts?    

3. Explorations:

How many? 

Where to?                                                          

Why? 

When?

For whom? 

King/Queen/country?

From which port/country?  

4. Voyage:

Preparations?                    

Maps?                                        

Navigational Instruments?

Life on board?                 

Food?                     

Illnesses?                            

Sailors' life?                             

Mutiny?                     

How long did it take?

Describe the ships? 

Difficulties?   

Did they find what they were looking for?               

5. Achievements:

New countries?                  

New sea routes?                        

Riches?       

New foods/plants/spices?               

Maps?                                             

Navigational Instruments?  

6. Death:

Where?                  

When?                        

 How?

7. What was  the effect of this explorer's discovery?             

Good/Bad?          

Native people?                       

War? 

Disease?                         

Sea routes?                  

Riches?    

8. His greatest achievement was......

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